The Bahamas The Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Flag Coat of arms Anthem: "March On, Bahamaland" Royal anthem: "God Save the Queen"
Capital Nassau 25°4′N 77°20′W / 25.067, -77.333 Official languages English Demonym Bahamian Government Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II  -  Governor-General Arthur Dion Hanna  -  Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham Independence from the United Kingdom   -  Self-governing 1964   -  Full independence July 10, 1973  Area  -  Total 13,878 km² (160th) 5,358 sq mi   -  Water (%) 28%	Population  -  2007 estimate 330,549[1] (177th)  -  1990 census 254,685   -  Density 23.27/km² (181st) 60/sq mi GDP (PPP) 2005 estimate  -  Total $6.524 billion (145th)  -  Per capita $17,843 (38th) HDI (2007) ▲ 0.845 (high) (49th) Currency Dollar (BSD) Time zone EST (UTC−5)  -  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4) Internet TLD .bs Calling code +1 242

The Commonwealth of The Bahamas is an independent, sovereign, English-speaking country consisting of two thousand cays and seven hundred islands that form an archipelago. It is located in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of the United States; north of Cuba, Hispaniola (Dominican Republic & Haiti) and the Caribbean Sea; and northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands.